minder Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm also a very light sleeper and hear every noise > during the night. > > Did anybody see the BBC programme last night about > the 4 or 5 people they've taken to study, who > suffer with sleep problems? There was one woman > who gets up in the middle of the night baking > cakes etc. and then finally gets to sleep around > 5am for a couple of hours. > > Very interesting. Didn't see this but might check it out on iplayer. Sounds like the woman you mention has two 'sleeps' which may actually be a more natural sleep pattern than the straight 8 hours. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16964783 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segmented_sleep